Swedish Academy for Children's Books

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Swedish Academy for Children's Books
Svenska barnboksakademin
Formation26 May 1989 (1989-05-26)
HeadquartersSkärholmen, Sweden
Membership
18
Official language
Swedish

The Swedish Academy for Children's Books (Swedish: Svenska barnboksakademin) is a nonprofit society. It was established on 26 May 1989 at the Skärholmen Library in Stockholm in Sweden.[1] It is based on the Swedish Academy. Its ambitions is to promote children's and youth literature.[2]

Since 1990, the society awards the Eldsjälen Award.[3]

References[change | change source]

  1. "Svenska barnboksakademin" (in Swedish). Swedish Academy for Children's Books. 16 January 2015.
  2. "The Swedish Academy for Children's Books" (in Swedish). Swedish Academy for Children's Books. Retrieved 16 January 2015.
  3. "Eldsjälspriset" (in Swedish). Swedish Academy for Children's Books. Retrieved 2 October 2012.

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